FIELDS v. U.S.

No. 06-CF-894.

952 A.2d 859 (2008)

Thomas J. FIELDS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 10, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrea Roth, with whom James Klein, Samia Fam, and Richard Greenlee, Public Defenders, were on the brief, for appellant.

Lisa H. Schertler, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Jeffrey A. Taylor, United States Attorney, Roy W. McLeese III, Elizabeth Trosman, and Sharad S. Khandelwal, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before FARRELL, RUIZ, and BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, Associate Judges.


RUIZ, Associate Judge:

Appellant appeals from a jury conviction of possession of marijuana.2 See D.C.Code § 48-904.01(d) (2001). The parties agree that the "DEA-7," a report prepared by the Drug Enforcement Administration, which determined that the green weed substance found on and near appellant was marijuana, was erroneously admitted into evidence in violation of appellant's constitutional...

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